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EAST STROUDSBURG - No. 4-ranked East Stroudsburg University dominated from start to finish, giving head coach Jeff Wilson his school record-setting 216th career win with a 78-66 victory over Millersville in PSAC East men's basketball on Saturday at Koehler Fieldhouse.

Sophomore forward Rasheed Moore (16 points, nine rebounds) and senior guard Whis Grant (15 points) led five players in double figures for ESU (3-1, 2-0), which jumped out to a 9-0 lead and led by double figures for the final 35 minutes.
 
Wilson improves to 216-130 in his 13th season at ESU, including a remarkable 115-40 since the start of the 2009-10 season, to break the mark of 215 wins set by Ken Sisson in a 19-year career (1963-78, 79-83).

Sophomore forward Steve Harris had 12 points and nine rebounds, junior guard Jamal Nwaniemeka scored 11 points and redshirt senior guard Will Brown had 10 for ESU. Senior guard Matt Tobin added nine points and seven assists.

ESU built a 32-13 lead with four minutes left in the first half and led 39-24 at intermission. The Warriors' biggest lead was 23 points (51-28) with 15:35 remaining before Millersville got as close as 11 points in the final two minutes.

Eddie Callender had 18 points and seven rebounds to lead Millersville (1-3, 0-2). Kelvin Parker scored 14 points and Shawn Williams had 12.

ESU had advantages of 19-13 in turnovers and 36-30 in rebounds, overcoming a tough three-point shooting day (3-for-21) to score 39 points in each half.

ESU won improves to 30-3 in home games since the start of the 2012-13 season and won its 18th straight home game against a PSAC school.

Wilson has led the Warriors to two of the last three PSAC championships, has made five straight PSAC Final Four's and four of the last five NCAA DII Tournaments (2010, 2012-14). The Warriors were the Atlantic Region runner-up last March to complete a record-setting 30-2 season.

Wilson was recognized as the DII national coach of the year by the Basketball Times and CollegeInsider.com last year, and was named NABC Atlantic Region Coach of the Year for the second time in five years.

The Warriors have a seven-day break before hosting New Haven on Sunday, November 30 at 6 p.m. at Koehler Fieldhouse. The Chargers have qualified for the NCAA Tournament in each of the last two seasons. ESU has won 38 consecutive regular season home games against non-conference opponents since November 2007.


GAME NOTES
* Wilson (216-130 overall - .624) improves to 130-49 (.726) in his career at Koehler Fieldhouse.

* Grant has 1,546 career points, 4th-most in school history and 10 points from entering the top 3:
2,218 - Jonathan Roberts (1986-90)
1,775 - Don Bones (1976-81)
1,556 - Earle Greer (1980-84)
1,546 - Whis Grant (2011-   )
 
* ESU improves to 38-3 in the last 3 years (since 2012-13), and 58-11 in the last 6 years (since 2009-10) when holding a 5+ advantage in turnovers.

* ESU improves to 64-13 at Koehler Fieldhouse since 2009-10.

* Wilson, a 1986 ESU graduate, was an assistant coach for 10 years, including nine under Sal Mentesana (1987-96 - 133-117).
* He has been part of all 3 PSAC championships (1990 asst., 2012 and 2014) and 5 NCAA Tournament appearances (1990 asst., 2010, 2012-14) in school history.